What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hms Southesk as Steam Drifter (period Unassigned)-(1917). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
HMS Southesk was a British steam drifter built in 1917 and used primarily for minesweeping during World War I. It was lost in 1918 after striking a mine off the coast of Scotland, resulting in the deaths of all 11 crew members; its wreck remains as a significant wartime maritime casualty.
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Places near here
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